Sustainable Tourism

University of Sunderland
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Hospitality, leisure, and tourismEvents managementAgriculture and related sciences

About this course

Delve into the contemporary issues surrounding the sustainability of regions, cultures and attractions of interest. Identify different theoretical approaches and consider what is best practice. Graduate with a wealth of specialist knowledge and employability skills.

With the UK and other governments around the world declaring a climate emergency back in 2019, tourism organisations are diversifying their actions to create sustainable growth within their industry. As such, environmental and regenerative issues will feature heavily within future practices.

This course will enable you to better understand how to protect and exploit fragile socio-economic resources. You’ll examine international best practice and learn how to shape new sustainable futures. You will cover key issues such as ecotourism, challenges to implementing sustainable practices in tourism and slow tourism with a focus on rural, wellbeing and wellness travel.

The sustainability agenda, and change management will also be explored, and the course will develop your theoretical knowledge of models and concepts applicable to real world scenarios.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1225 Travel agency managers and proprietors
7220 Customer service supervisors
1223 Publicans and managers of licensed premises
1224 Leisure and sports managers and proprietors
1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
1221 Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Sunderland
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Hospitality, leisure, and tourism, Events management, Agriculture and related sciences